Sai's Pen Pal
Chapter eleven
I have a crappy fight scene in this. The crappiest of all. Still, SAI PWNS ALL! :D
Hope you like -3
~Hate and Love~
Sai was torn.
He had a horrible feeling that Fijui was in trouble, but she had told him to stay put. He decided that just checking up on her wouldn't hurt. He figured they were in the front room, but as he passed Than's room, the door rattled. Then a whimper of pain came.
Sai pulled the door open to see a very beat up Fijui. He said her name once before Than snarled, "Get out." It was angry and bitter. There was even a look of hatred in the eyes Fijui had loved. Not giving Than the time of day, Sai bent and picked Fijui up. "S-Sai... It hurts," she whispered.
"I know."
Than snarled, "Put her down." Sai simply ignored him as he went to Fijui's room and lay her down. Than seemed shocked that he wasn't responding, but that didn't stop the hatred that welled up inside of him, like a monster waiting to be unleashed. He hated the fact that Sai took better care of her than he did. He hated the fact that every time Fijui looked at the pale boy, a big smile was on her face.
He hated how he was reassuring her that it was alright right in front of him.
Sai knew Than was there. His presence was hard to ignore. "I've got to take care of something before I get a medical-nin," he told her before standing. He pushed Than out of the way and the Iwa ninja followed. Sai was in the front room, hand on the doorknob. "Where the hell do you think you're going? Think you're going to kiss my girlfriend and then leave?"
"Your girlfriend? I don't think you care about her."
"What the hell are you rambling about?"
"I know you've been abusing her. I intend to stop it. Unless you want to get hurt, don't get in my way."
That's when Than hit him. He didn't stumble into the wall; he was too strong for that. The Iwa ninja was shaking in rage. Sai, not looking at him, grabbed his scroll. Than snorted as he pulled out a paintbrush. "What're you going to do? Draw a little picture and wave me off? I'm going to make you look worse than Fijui then maybe give her a little more."
Sai's black eyes snapped to his blue-flecked green ones as he hissed through his teeth, "Try it."
In an instant, there was a beast on the scroll and Sai was bringing it to life. Than slammed back into the kitchen, his hand moving automatically to one of his kunai. He sliced at the ink creature and it exploded, spraying everything with a layer of it. "Is that all you've got?"
He barely had time to block Sai's tanto with his kunai. Their eyes met before Than kicked him away and threw the kunai right into Sai's shoulder. He took it out with one jerk, not caring about the wound or the pain. Than was fast, though, and was already behind him. "Looks like I've got you now," he said before realizing how weak he was getting.
"I believe I've taken this one."
Sai's clone burst into ink and the real one placed a kunai to Than's neck. "My ink snakes have the ability to take away chakra. Do not worry. I'll only take enough to knock you out." He sank to his knees. "You bastard!"
"And if you ever threaten Fijui again, I'll decide to take just a little too much."
Then he ordered the snakes to stop taking chakra. "What-" Than began before being roughly knocked out, courtesy of Sai. "And that was for Fijui."
Knock, knock.
"Who is it?" Sai asked, sitting Than up. "Sakura and Naruto!" was the reply. He sighed. 'Perfect.' When they came in, they seemed shocked as to why Than looked like he'd been beaten and why Sai's shoulder was bleeding. He told them the whole story, noting Sakura's angry expression and Naruto's shocked one.
He let Sakura take care of Fijui's wounds and Naruto ran out to get some more ninja. Apparently, it was a very slow day, since the Hokage came along. "So how long has this been going on?" she asked seriously. "Since she's been in Iwa. That's what the bruises were from," he replied.
People rushed in and out. One of the people who went out was Fijui. She had cracked ribs and they wanted to keep her overnight at the hospital. Than also went out to the hospital, but he was going to return to Iwa as soon as they thought his head was healed. There was going to be a couple of ninja escorting him back to Iwa, where his punishment would be decided.
Sai answered every question thrown at him, except for one. "Why didn't you tell us sooner?" He was ashamed he hadn't told anyone. It was his fault she was in the hospital, injured. Finally, the commotion died down a little and everyone got ready to leave. Sakura touched his shoulder. "Sai, I just wanted to let you know that Fijui's in room 207... If you want to visit her."
"Thank you, Sakura, but I'm rather busy."
"But... Alright."
She disappeared out the door soon afterwards. Sai cleaned up the mess in his kitchen before sitting on his couch. When he lay back, he suddenly wished that he hadn't agreed to let Than stay.
'It's all my fault...'
. . .
Fijui woke up, but didn't open her eyes. There was a blinding light on the other side of her eyelids. The smell of chemicals made the air heavy and Fijui opened her eyes. She was in a hospital, and right next to her bed was none other than...
"Azora?"
The blond smiled, tears shining in her eyes. "Hey, little sis." Silence consumed them before tears spilled down Azora's cheeks, marring her perfect features. Arms were thrown around her and she was caught in a warm hug, with cold tears splashing onto her shoulder. "I-I'm so s-s-sorry! I found out about your cancer, and about how you were being beaten, and... I just can't believe I left you. I'm such a bitch, you must hate me!"
"No..."
"Huh?" Azora sniffed, wiping her nose.
"I was mad, but you said you fell in love. And... I at least halfway understand that," Fijui told her, blushing.
The blond's eyes widened. "You can't be defending Than! He-" Fijui snapped, "I'm not talking about him! That was never real! I'm talking about... Sai..." The older girl looked at her. "Your pen pal?" She nodded, suddenly realizing something.
"Where is he?"
"Well..."
"He isn't hurt, is he? What about Than? Oh my gosh, is Sai really injured badly?"
Azora said, "Sai fought Than and walked away with a small wound to the shoulder. Than's going back to Iwa tomorrow, and he has a head wound. They're both alright." Fijui seemed confused. "Then why-?"
"He doesn't want to see you."
. . .
Fijui didn't seem in the mood to talk after Azora golf her that. She would thank the nurses for her food and listen to Azora talk until it was time for her to go. "Bye, Fijui. Love you," she said, kissing her sister's cheek before leaving.
The lights were turned off an hour later, not that it mattered to her. She couldn't sleep. There was an aching pain in her chest. Curling up, she started to cry softly. The redhead nearly screamed when someone touched her thigh. "Fijui, shh," Sai said urgently, covering her mouth with his hand.
She tried to yell at him through his fingers, but he moved them and planted a kiss there, successfully shutting her up and bringing back the warm feeling in his chest. "Fijui, I'm sorry I didn't visit you earlier. I thought you'd be angry, but I see that I only hurt you more," he said as he wiped more tears from the corner of her eyelids.
"Sai... Angry at you for what?"
"For letting this go on. I should've stopped it soon-"
She had captured his lips in yet another tender kiss, pulling him even closer. "I don't blame you for a thing," Fijui told him as they kissed again. Sai broke it off and began pecking at her neck. Except for one awkward moment when he elbowed her ribs by accident, Fijui found that she loved the way he kissed her. It was tentative and unsure, yet firm at the same time.
It was such a nice break from Than's forceful ones.
He lay down next to her, their fingers interlaced. "I wonder if my parents know," she mumbled. "They sent a letter and it should get there in a few days," Sai told her. "Hm. Sai... They might take me back to Iwa." His grip tightened. "I know." Fijui curled into his chest, more tears falling down her face. "I don't want to leave you."
"I don't want you to leave, either. But your parents know what's best for you. If they do decide to do that, then we have a few days together, right?"
She wanted to answer, but couldn't. There wasn't anything they could do. "Good bye, Fijui. I've got to go," he whispered before slipping away from her grasp. She opened her eyes, but he was already gone. Something lay in his place.
It was a black jacket.
. . .
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